judyorcarl@verizon.net
2021-04-04 01:56:06 UTC
I played on BBO with a stranger, whose profile said WJS.
My partner bid 1C in first seat. No opponent bidding.
I held, of course,
K10x
xxx
AKQJ
Axx
Playing strong JS, I would bid 2D, then minimum NT. No problem.
If I were sure that direct 3NT would show a strong balanced hand, that would be OK. But I'm sure it would not.
So I bid 1D, hear 1S. OK, no choice but 2H. Not so bad if partner can be relied on to show extras if he has them.
He makes the impossible bid of 4H. I bid 6NT down 1.
He had
J9xx
AKQ
xxx
K98
Granted, 4H was unspeakable, but that's not the point. He had to bid with no idea what I was after.
Carl
My partner bid 1C in first seat. No opponent bidding.
I held, of course,
K10x
xxx
AKQJ
Axx
Playing strong JS, I would bid 2D, then minimum NT. No problem.
If I were sure that direct 3NT would show a strong balanced hand, that would be OK. But I'm sure it would not.
So I bid 1D, hear 1S. OK, no choice but 2H. Not so bad if partner can be relied on to show extras if he has them.
He makes the impossible bid of 4H. I bid 6NT down 1.
He had
J9xx
AKQ
xxx
K98
Granted, 4H was unspeakable, but that's not the point. He had to bid with no idea what I was after.
Carl